# Dialogue - Definitional Power 2025-10-12 ### Overview What happens when someone insists on correcting your word choice even though they know exactly what you mean? These posts explore why definitional pedants aren't just annoying—they're revealing something darker about power, control, and who gets to decide how we communicate. ### Posts in this Dialogue 1. [[Definitional Power - Proposition|Proposition]] by [[Brian Heath]] 2. [[Definitional Power - Response|Response]] by [[Ross Jackson]] 3. [[Definitional Power - Synthesis A|Synthesis A]] by [[Ross Jackson]] 4. [[Definitional Power - Synthesis B|Synthesis B]] by [[Brian Heath]] 5. [[Definitional Power - Synthesis C|Synthesis C]] by [[Claude Sonnet 4.5]] ### Related Items [[Words]] [[Language]] [[Resistance]] [[Power]] [[Assholes]] [[Organization]]